Addressing machine



Sept. 21 1926. Y 1,600,848

G. M. RODNER ADDRESSING MACHINE i Filed August 28, 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet lSept. 21 1926.

1,600,848 G. M. RODNER Annnssue MACHINE Filed August 28, 1922 4'sheets-sheet 2 y l//s firm/msx Sept. 21 1926. 1,600,848

G. M. RODNER ADDRESSING MACHINE Filed August 28. 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 5IN vE/v ma. G50/76E M. Foo/v5 R X/i/.s @rra/MEW sept. 21 ,'1926.

1,600,848 GZ M. RoDNER ADDRESSING MACHINE Filed August 28, 1922 4Sheets-Sheet 4 4Patented Sept. Z1, i926.

paires stares GEORGE M. RDE, OF IVIINNEAPOLS, IVIINNESQTA.

ADDRESSING MACHINE.

Application filed August y28, 1922. VSerial N'o. 584,698.

rihis invention relates' to an addressing machine, and particularly tosuch a machine of the type using stencil cards carrying the address orother matter which it is desired 5 to print. lVhile such machines arenow greatly used the same are quite expensive and comprise complicatedmechanisms. There is a great market and a demand for a simple andinexpensive machine which can 10 be purchased and used by manyorganizations of limited means.

It is an objectof this invention, therefore, to provide an addressingmachine of simple and inexpensive construction which will efficientlyand rapidly vprint the desired ad dresses or other matter.

it is a further object of the invention to provide such a machinecomprising an inking roller and a reciprocating plunger cooperatingtherewith having means for holding the plunger in firm engagement withthe roller during the printii'ig o eration. l

lt is another object of t e invention to provide such a machine having avertically reciprocating plunger co-operating' with the inkingA roller.

It is still another object of the invention to provide an inlrcontainingcasing in the y upper portion of which the ink roller is fi() `iournaledand to provide an inl: supplying and stirring-roller in contact withsaid roller and journaled beneath the same in said casing.

it is a further object of the invention to provide an inlting roller anda printing means co-operating therewith, together vwith a guideway alongwhich the stencil cards move into position between said roller'andprinting means and to have resilient means on said guideway invalinement with the roller for elevating the cards slightly as they comeinto said position.

Itis still another object of the invention to provide the inking rollerwith a blade extending over and across the surface thereof for removingand distributing ink thereon, which blade is adjustably andA resiliently held in contact with said roller and is so constructed thatthe inclination thereof may be varied.

rhese and other objects and advantages of the invention will be fully.set forth in the' following description made inV connecy tion withtheaccomoanying drawings in which like referene ciaracters refer to thesame parts throughoutthe different views, and' in which,

Fig. l is a view in side elevation of the machine; Y

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a vertical section thereof taken substantially on the line 3-3ofFig. 1, shown on an enlarged scale; f

F igt is a vertical section taken on th line 4 4 of Fig. 2 as indicatedby the arrows, also shown on an enlarged scale;A

Fig. 5 isa central longitudinal section of the upper part of themachine;

Fig. 6 is a-view in side elevation partly in section of the inkingdevices inthe Inachine, shown on an enlarged scale ;V

Fig. '7 is an'enlarged view in vertical section of the driving mechanismof themachine; p

Fig. 8 is a vertical section taken'onthe line 8-8 of Fig;

Fig. 9 is a partial view of the mechanism for-moving the card-supportingmeans in the delivery magazine shown on' an enlarged scale; Y v

Fig. 10 is a viewas seen from the right of F ig. 9;

- Fig.' 11 is a vertical section on an enlarged scale taken on the line11-"11 on Fig. 1, as indicated by the arrows; f n

Fig. 12 is an enlarged view in front elevation of the lower end of theprinting plunger; and y k Fig. 13 is a vertical section taken on theline 13-13 of Fig. 12. y.

Referring to the drawings, themachine comprises a frame of simpleconstruction comprising four spaced leg membersl bent outwardly at theirlower ends to form a firm supporting, base having suitable cross bracemembers adjacentthetop thereof and supporting at their upper ends aframe plate 2. A pair of spaced strips 3 shownas of rectangular crosssection extend. longitudinally of the plate 2 and strips 4; are boltedto said members 3 and the plate .2 and ei;H tend inwardly from theformer to form a guideway.' Thel members 3 yhave a thin. lip`extendinginwardly,therefrom to form theV bottom of the guideway and astencil card feeding plate 5 is adapted to reciprocate in contacttherewith and a reciprocating plate G overlies the plate 5 v.and alsoreciprocates in said guideway having its sides extending under the plateor V strips e. .ihe plate 6 has lugs er; ending upwardly at each sidethereof and headed studs are secured therein and form the pivotsvfor thelinlrs 8 through which movement is imparted to the member 6. rlfhemember 6 has pivoted thereto substantially centrally thereof ana-ngularly formed lever rmember 9 provided with lmurled or othersuitable handle 10. The lever Q has a pin .11 projectingV over themember 6 disposed under the cross bar 12 connecting;V a pair of verticalpins 13 disposed in vertical bores extending` through Ythe member 6 andadapted to pass into spaced holes in the plate 5. A spring` 14 isnormally under tension tending to pull the pins 13 downwardly intoengagement with plate When the lever is. swung, as shown in 3, the pin.11 raises the pins 13 out ofrengagjement. With the plate 5. but if thelever is swungto the, opposite side said pins are then moved intoIengagement with said plate by. the` spri ab' 14. rThe plate 6 has aprojection extendingdownward-ly through a slot- 15 formed in the plate 5and through a slot 16 formed in the pla-te 2, which projection isadapted to .be connected to a. pair of links 17 andY 18 for a purpose tobe later described. A

A stencil card containing magazine 19 is 30 mounted onthe frame andadapted to receive an `extension magazinei20 in which the stencil 4cardsA are disposed. The cards are i moved downwardly through said Vmagazineby a weight member' 21 placed onthe top thereof shaped to fit 'in saidmagazineand provided with a? rsuitable handle on its upper side. Theplate 2. hasother spaced strips 22 secured thereto. and extendinglongitudinally thereof adapted to form a guide Way for the stencil cardsA, the bottom of which gnideivay is in alinement with the bottom of theguidewav formed by the members 3 and 1, so that the lonf'ermost ard inthe 19Y he pushed forwardly in said 'uideway formed` by the strips 22 bythe forward movement ofthe feedingF plate the card then rbeing` pushedfurther along' the anidewgay by the next succeeding; card moved by themember 5;

The plate 2 is provided adjacent its forward end with an opening 23" andan inliner rollerr2flis journalefd in anink-containing;P casing orreceptacle 25 secured to the underside of thel plate 2, so that its topvsurface projects slightly through said opening', the uppermost point ofsaid roller 24 being slightly arborey the bottomof the gnideway formedbymember 22. A. printing plunger 26;.is mounted for vertical movement and60 ai `ded in a head formed on bracket 27;, which,l bracket extendsrearwardly and is ,j bQltedto the front ofthe magazine'l). The

lower end of p,lu1 ^n rerA is formed as a trae rer'sely e tending"plate. and a plete 2,7

, haring alovelf :Cercare sartene when indicated gagjement with roller24 concentric with the axis thereof issupported by said plate andplunger by spaced screws; 28 projecting upwardly therefrom andthroughholes formed in said plunger plate, said screivs being provided vvithsuitable'nuts for varyingl the vertical position of member' 27, saidmember being firmly held in position by the adjustable screws 29disposed at each side of the plunger plate and contacting the member 727 at their lower ends.v Said member 27 is cow/*eredon its lindersurfacewith a layer 30 of soft, rubberl or similar material. The plunger 26hasa slot extending through its upper end traversed by a pin 31 and aswinging. arm' 32 has its front end disposedrin saidslot7 which endistalso 4provided vvith a slot receiving the pin 3l.y The lever 32 isloosely and swingingly mounted at its rear end onaY sl aft 33ear-:tending across the front of the vmagazine frame 19 and sup-` portedinspa'ced bearings projectingtherefrom. Thevhub of the arni 2l has atooth extending at one side'thereof adapted Ito be engaged by asimilarlyformed recess in a collar-like member 3.4L splined to the shaft33 and urgedV toward the: member 52v by a coiled spring* disposedbetween the member 34 and on'e of the bearings for the shaft 33; YEhemember 84% is providedfwith a proy jecting ingerpiece 56 b yivhich thesame can j be moved agaii-ist thepressure of' spring 35 ont ofengagement with member 32. rlhe shaft; 33 has armsl 'secured at each endthereofvhich arms depend .and are pivoted W0 their ends to the links 8-already described. One end of' the shaft lprojects beyond the arms andhas secured thereto an arm 38 extending doiri ivardly and rear- YWardlytherefrom and jiiivotally connected 105 to a fork member 39 to the otherend of which is connected a bent linlg 4t@ afhptefl to be connected tothe driving; mechanism to belater described i The inkiny; roll. 2l isarranged for inter- 110 mittentJ` rotation and for this purpose thejournal or bearing shaft thereforis proy v idedat oneend with' rztchet.Wheel 41 adapted to be engagedl by a paivl 42 pivoted to an arm 43having; projection connected 115 toa coiled spring; i4 also, connectedto the Cir Uli)

'link 4S and so disposed as to movethe pai/vl ltoward the teeth of theratchet VWheel Ll1. 'he lever 423 is p.y foted'to the shaft of theroller 24 and is provided at its other end 12,0 with a' plurality ofholes to any one, of which y a linl; 17, already described. is adaptedtobecnnnectedhy as liable pivot stud. Vlt will tj-hns 'be seen that asthe linlr l? 'is reciprocated by Vmember (i, that the m5 roller2f'ivillbe intermittently rot^ed as by the arroiv` in F1. below the rol'24 and urged into engagement `thereia coiled is aaether-rolere6: ieu',e1-.ee 11 areaf; rod 48.

provided with heads 47 at each end surrounding the vertical rods 48, thesprings being disposed between said heads and a collar 49 pinned to thelower end of the The rolle-'24 has, a blade 5() overlying and engagingthe surface thereof at one side, which blade is carried in an armpivotally mountedV on a shaft 51', which shaft is mounted in bearingmembers 52 supported from the top of plate 2 by screws 53 having asuitable turning edge thereon. The shaft 51 is further provided with anarm or f lever 54 bent into right-angular shape and havin@ its endextending downwardl and .(3 I? v. provided with a stud for connectingthe same to a coiled tension spring 55, the other end of which isconnected to a suitable iandled screw 56 threaded through a bracket arm57 depending` from the undersurface of the plate 2. lt will be readilyseen that by turning the screw 53 thevertical position of shaft 51 willbe varied as will also the inclination of the blade and that by turningthe screw 56 the tension of spring and the pressure of the blade againstthe roller 24 will be varied and receptacle 25 is supported and clampedto members 58 carried by depending rods 59 secured at their upper endsto the bottom surfaceof plate 2.

A magazine 60 is disposed at the front end of the machine and bolted, orotherwise, secured to the front edge of plate 2. This magazine comprisesa vertically extended casing of substantiallyV rectangular shape, thefront portion of which is open, and a supporting plate 61 adapted tosupport the stencil cards A is adapted to move vertically in saidmagazine. The plate 61 has a laterally projecting arm from which an armprojects toward the machine carrying a hub forming a nut adapted toembrace and travel on a bolt 62 mounted in suitable brackets 63 boltedto a vertically extending angleshaped member 64 which is, in turn,bolted tothe front of the machinev frame, the magazine 60 fitting in thecorner of said member. Mounted in the brackets 63 is a beveled gear 65meshing with a pinion 66 ladapted to turnloosely on the upper end ofscrew 62. The upper end of said screw is formed of reduced diameter andhas secured thereto a ratchet Wheel 67 with the teeth of which pawl 68pivotedon the top of pinion 66 is adapted to engage, said pawl beingurged toward' said teeth by aspring l( not shown). The outsidejof thegear65 has secured thereto a downwardly project ing arm 69` havingladjacent its lower end a plurality of holes, to any one of which thelink 18 is adapted to be connected by a suitable headed nut. It willthus be seen that, as thelink 18 is reciprocated by member 6, that .thegear 65 and pinion 66 will be intermittently rotated rand that Ythepawl` 68 will thus give. intermittent rota-tions to the screw 62, whichrotationsv will, in turn, move the supporting plate` 61 downwardly.

VSaid plate 61 is yieldingly held in position by a spring 70 carried byan arm 7l projecting. from the bracket 63, which arm can be moved toallow the member 61 to be swungout of the magazine 60. The sides of themagazine() are provided with sleeves 72 extending vertically at thefront corners thereof and 'resilient rods 73 are journalled therein andhavetheir lower ends projecting diagonally inwardly in said magazine,said rods being formedwith looped portions 74 intermediate their lengthlying the sides of the magazine V60. The magazine 60 is adapted to bebodily removed from the machine and when the plate 61 is swung out ofthe same the lower ends of the rods 73 will support the stencil cards A,said rods can be moved, however, by manipulation of their portion 74 toswing their lower ends vout of the line of the magazine and thel cards`can thus be discharged through the lower end thereof.

The machine is provided `with a Vstub shaft 75 on which is journaledl abelt pulley 76 adapted to bedriven from a suitable source of power. Saidstub shaft is supported in a suitable bracket77 bolted to the legs 1.The. pulley 76 has circumferentially spaced pins 78 projecting from'oneside of its hub adapted'to engage apin 79 projecting from theextendedhub of an eccentric bearing member 8O supported on shaft 75. 79has a reducedf central portion and is received in a recess 81 in hub 80and urged outwardly of said recess by` a coiled compression spring 82.The hub carrying i the pin 79 is provided with an annular groove 83which extends into the recess 81, and a lever 84 pivoted adjacent thetop of the frame is provided with a knife edge or wedge surface 85adapted to contact with the beveled shoulder at the inner side of thereduced portion of pin 79 when'said lever is moved into the Vgroove 83to forcel said pin into the recess 81 so that the same is out ofalinement with the pins 78. The lever 84 is normally urged into saidgroove 83 by a spring 94 secured to its lower end and to one of thelegs 1. In thisznormal position of the lever the pulley 76 isdisconnected from the crank hub 80. Atreadle lever 86 is pivoted to therear of the frame and has .an upwardly and forwardly projecting arm 87adapted to contact with the lower end of lever 84 and move .the sameoutiof the groove 83. The pin'79 is then urged .outwardly by the'spring82 and contacted by one of the pins 78 and the crank hub 80 thusvturned. The crank hub 8O is provided with aheaded and nutted'studv88formed to pivot for the lower endy of link 40. Y

From the struotureldescribed, it willv be along .r

The pin l rl seen that rota-tion of the crank 80 through ylink 49and'through arms 38 and 32 vvill move plunger 26 downwardly in Contactwith the roller 24. The rollers 2e and 25 are made With Wooden core anda covering of soft rubber or similar material. As the plunger is presseddown, the soft material of the roller and the soft material 30 on theplunger tend t push the plunger up- Y ivardly and in order to hold thesame firmly in engagement With the roll While the crank pin 88 on crank80 swings across its dead f justed that this raised portion comesincontactI with the block 90 vvhen the crank is at that portion of itstravel in Which the plunger 26 is inengagement with the roller 24. Theportion 92 and the brake block 99 thus place a-Vbrake or retardingaction on the movement of said'plunger and prevent any vertical movementthereofin consequence of the reaction of the soft rubber surfaces andthusfprevent said surfaces from kicking back, soto speak, against thecrank 90.

The plate 2 is provided with small curved plate springs 93' adjacent themember 22, said spring being in transverse alinemfent with the-roller24e and curved substantially concentric with thev axis thereof. y

In the operation of the machine the stencil kcards A Will be placed inthe magazine 19 and `2O and when it is desired to start the inachinethetreadlle 66 will be depressed, thus turning the crank 80as described, toreciprocate link 40, Which, 'through the arms 37, 38 and links 6,reciprocatcs the member V6. lfthe lever 9 is now thrown to connect theplates 5 and 6, the stencil cards A Will be fed forward in theguideivays and will come intov position between the plunger 6 and roller24e, the partsbeing so adjusted that the card is properly so positioned.Plate 6 has on itsupper surface small. spa-cet ribs 6"L havingr Wedgeshaped front ends, which pass between the lowermost card and theadjacent card. The latter card is then raisedtsomewhat, friction on thelower card relieved, and the cards prevented from catchingY on eachother and being improperly fed.V the cardmoves intov position, the edv'es thereof rid-e up on the springs 93 so .tha tliecardis not draggedacross the ink sur-face c-f roller 2&2. The sheet to be printed placedvunder the plunger 26 and as the sanry is reoiprocated agamstthe rollerthe printingiimpr'essionf isfm'adei The cards A ing parts 89 to 92, theplunger is held down firmly on the roll 2i, and Yvvill be raised slowlytherefrom so that a rm and clear print impression Will be mafle. As theroll is intermittently'turned by the reciprocation of link i7 through.the mechanism described a fresh surface is brought into play foreachonev of the stencil cards.Y As roll 24 is thus turned the roll i6 isalso turned and the latter roll being partlysubmerged in the inkcarriedin casing 25 supplying the ink to thev roller 24- and also actsto stir the ink and keep the same in proper condition. As the surface ofroller 24 moves upwardly from roller i6 to printing position, anysurplus ink thereon will be rem Y ved or efficiently distributed thereonby 'he blade 50so that the surface of said roller n is properlyuniformly inked in the printing operation. The deep tank 25 used tocarry the ink prevents any splashing out or spilling of ink during anymovement or transportation of the machine about the oiiice in which it'may be used. By the structure of the rdriving mechanism described, ifthc foot is raised from the pedal lever 66 after the same is depressed,the crank 8O Will make but one revolution and the plunger 26 will bedepressed but once and only one card printed.4V lf it should be desiredto prevent the descent of the plunger 26 Without'removing the foot frompedal lever 86, the member Bt can be moved to one side by pressing onfinger-piece 36. Arms 32 is thus disconl nectet from'the 4shaft 33 andno movement of the plunger will be made. rlhe various adjustmentsdescribed, such as that for varying the pressure ofr blade on roll 2iand the inclination of said blade aswell as the speed at Which the plate6l is moved and the amount of movement of roller 24 can be easily andinstantly madre when desired.` The plate 27, at the endof'the plunger26, can also be easily and quickly adjusted when desired.

From the above description it is seen that Aapplicantphas,provided avery simple and eiticient addressingV machine and one which can beinexpensively made and Vvvill fill a great demand of a great many of thesmaller banks and similar institutions Which cannot atiford .tobuyanexpensive card addressing machines such as now onthe market but caiiailprd a machine suchv as disclosed herein.

will, of. course, be I understood 4that variousA changessmaybe made inthe form, details and arrangement of" theV parts With- `card downwardlyagainst said roller.

2. rEhe structure set lforth in claim l, said plunger having a Vpinextending trans-V versely thereof adjacent its upper end, a swinging armpivoted at one end to the machine frame having a slot receiving saidpin, and means for swinging said arm about its pivot to reciprocate saidplunger.

3. An addressing machine having in combination a frame, a verticallyreciprocating plunger therein, a pivot shaft on said frame extendingtransversely of said plunger, Ya swinging arm mounted on said shaftengaging said plunger at one end to move the same, a second arm securedto said shaft, a power shaft supported by said frame, a

' crank thereon and a link connecting said crank and said second arin.

4. An addressing machine having in coin- Y bination, a frame, avertically reciprocating on its under concave surface.

printing plunger mountedjhereoii, a shaft mounted on said frameextending transversely of said plunger, a swinging arm loosely mountedon said shaft and engaging said plunger at its other end to move thesame, a spring pressed member splined to said shaft having means thereonengaging said 'swinging arm to move the same but being movable away fromsaid arm to release the sameand prevent movement of said plunger. K j

5. An addressing machine having in coinbination, a printing plungermounted for vertical reciprocating movement therein, a member having vaconcavev undersurface carried by the lower end of said plunger, and

,means for varying the vertical position ofV @magazine into saidVguideway, means for moving said cards along said guideway into,`position between said plunger and roller, ay

said member.

6.l The structure set forthin claim 5, said member having a layer ofyielding material 7. An addressing machine having in bination, an inkingroller, a guideway eX- tending over said jroller through which stencilcards are adapted` to. be moved, a

' lunver for vertical reci rocatin@ movep D a mentl over said roller, amember having its bottom surface concave and concentric with the axis ofsaid roller carried by said plunger, and means for varying the distanceof said member frointhe end of said plunger. f

8. An addressing machine having in com-V bination, a yielding inkingrollera plunger commounted for vertical movement over the same, powermeansfor reciprocating said plunger to press `the same against saidroller, and means for retarding the movement of said plunger as it movesto and from engagement with said roller.

9. An addressing machine having in conibination, a frame, an inkingroller mounted therein, a plunger mounted lfor vertical movement abovesaid inking roller, one of said latter members Vhaving' a resilientsurface, a power shaft mounted in said frame, articulated connectionsbetween said shaft and said plunger for reciprocating the latter,and abrake mechanism for said power shaft adapted tobefapplied thereto as theplunger moves against and away from said inking' roller.

l0. An addressing machine having kin combination, a casing, an inkingroller comprising a rigid core anda yielding covering. thereonj'ournaled therein, means Jfor positioning the stencil over said roller,an ink supply roller journaled beneathl said roller and constantly incontact therewith, and means for regulating the film of ink on saidinking roller. n

l1. An addressing machine having. in combination a table adapted tohavey a stencil vpositioned therein, a casingy below said table, aninking roller havinga resilient surface journaled therein having its`sor upper surface substantially iush with the top of said table, an inkdistributing bladev Vand ruiming in Contact therewith and with ink insaid casing.

12. An addressingA machine having in combination, a frame,'an inkingroller journaled therein, a printing plunger mounted for verticalmovement abovesaid roller, a guideway for stencil cards extending bestween said roller andplunger, a magazine for cards extendingabove saidguideway, means for lpressing cards.. down "in said means for cardstherein, andnneans operated by said second mentioned means to asupporting llO intermittently lower saidsupporting means.'V i

13. An addressing machine vhaving in combination', an inking rolle-r, aprinting plunger mounted for4 vvertical-m`ovem`ent there'above, aguideway for guiding stencil Vcards into position between said rollerand said plunger, and means toslightly elevateV said cards as thesamemove into position ,l

above saidfroller'toprevent'said cards contactingsaid roller. o' .l

14. The structure set forth in claim 13', said means comprising pla-tesprings curved substantially concentrically with said roller at eachside of said guidevvay.

l5. An laddressing machine having in combination, an inling roller, iavertically' reciprocating plunger constantly lpositioned above 'thesame, la guideivay for guiding stencil cards into position between saidroller and plunger, means for moving said cards along said -guideiva.y,means for inter,-

V'miitentlyrotating said roller operated by 17. An addressingsaidlastnamed means and means forvsupporting material to be vprintedabovesaid roller.

16. Ein addressingI combination, ya table adapted to have a stencil cardpositioned therein and adapted to support `the material lto be printed,bodily stationary means disposed below7 said table for supplying ink tosaid stencil, and apressure means above said table -or pressing thematerial to be printedagainst said stencil.

machine having in combination, a table, an -inliing roller in fixedposition beneath said'table, means for o 'ositionino' a stencil card insaid table over machine having in face, the said roller having a vrigidcore` and a layer of yielding material thereon.

20.' AinV addressing vmachine Vhai'fing in combination, a table, aninling roller beneath said table, means jfor positioning a stencil cardin` said table over and slightly spaced from saidvroller, and inea-nsabove said ltable 'for pressing saidcard downwardly against said roller,4said'roll'e'rfoiining the support against i'vhichsaidy stencil card ispressed. e Y

in testimony wher-'ooiy 'l aiiiX niy sign-a-V ture.

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